ben_travis

you know it makes sense ben

invite all the other pigs to come live in this big purple hippos arse, which led to the mysterious world of...

2.7 is overkill, a 2.5 will suffice and also depends on ur rim. if u have a koxx rim then 2.5 will be massive, if only an echo one then u will be fine with 2.5 thats my combo and its perfect. 2.7 is heavy and overkill. ben

duly came along and climbed inside this hippos arse... which causeed the hippo too

yea sorry nick i updated the link, and took quicktime 7 off my mac as it doesnt allow windows users to see the encoding that if opens up on final cut express, i export it using quicktime conversion > DSL high > size 320 x 240 (Y) cheers again ben

hey guys, cheers for all the comments, and yes coust pads on a grind, doing me well, although the grind is well worn at the minute, needs re-doing. and joe, i do have a video out at the minute the link is here dude, the topic about it is probs on page 2 by now cheers guys ben

link has been updated, please try it now

right o, its cos u guys dont have macs, which are the only system with quicktime 7, one of tiger osx features, i have re-installed quicktime 6.5.2 or whatever it is now and it dont play for me cheers ben which means i know the problem

hmmm......not sure why that is, i assume ur in quicktime with this file, probs a stupid question? do u have the new quicktime 7. if not try d/l that and see if it plays? anyone else ben

link to video its only a small video 20secs long 320 x 240 pixels, .mov file. let me know what its like to see the moves im doing, link has been updated, please try it now please let me know ben

righty guys i have learnt to hook, video, 768kb can some one let me know the quality of this when it comes out, like is it visible when its maximised, i know the sound cuts out after the slow mo, let me know ben

rightyho... im glad to say i made the old vert wall today, totally vert, was chuffed to pieces and made it today in the rain (Y) was fantastic, hooks arent too hard, although getting used to riding faster is the only way, faster than u would for anything else i would say, and longer run-up than u imagine (this is for Street hooks, i know its harder and u dont have long run-ups in comps) it took me about 30 attempts but made it up to both wheels, its just speed, compressing ur back tyre and springing up to front then bringing your back wheel onto the wall. hold your front brake only, if u hit back wheel on wall with brake on u will have no momentum. i learnt on a 51-52" wall, give it a shot, just commit boys ben

cheers for all the comments again guys, its much appreciated, glad ur all enjoyin it, new one is already started, and i learnt front hooks tonight so we will soon see what i can get done cheers ben

well it may not have totally crossed the line joe, but if he hadnt have given the goal it would have been a penalty for the goalkeepers challenge, so its gunna more than likely be a goal anyway well done anyway, jose marhinio (sp) needed putting in his place, hes an arrogant twat, at end of game he just wouldnt admit that chelsea couldnt break the pool down. ben

well done to liverpool 1-0 victors over chelsea awesome ben

So guys, seeing as the last sheff ride seemed so awesome, i fancy riding there, have been speaking with dW@hulltrials, and we quite fancy going there. whats everyone's thoughts cheers ben

my fist trials bike was a marin quake 5 jump bike 17" frame moved onto a dmr trailstar which led onto a ddg blackjack, i was awesome on that thing which led me to.......erm...........my curtis i think, may have been some thing else in between those. and finally i have a coust frame now, thats blue (Y) and i want a KOT next me thinks ben

exactly what i was thinking, aust, accept a joke for gods sake, everyone else read it as a funny ben

cheers for the comments guys, glad your all enjoying it!! like i said, i was running out of ideas with my riding and videos, but i got some inspiration from a few members of this forum (via videos) and am really enjoying riding more than ever, looking fwd to making another video. any more comments welcome ben

james - some f**king awesome riding as usual, smooth as well by the looks of things, i wanna learn hooks. sam - never knew how good you were, liking some of your sidehops my man, very big, very smooth, get more videos out. john - loving the street style, its also awesome, keep it up guys, get more videos out sam and john, james keep them rolling ben

so....... i had been struggling getting riding just recently, being banged up with uni work, and generally not feeling the 'vibe', but i wanted to get back going, and watched some videos etc, got some decent inspiration and made this video. some footage from last year, some from this, just watch it and tell me what u think. its 5 mins long 34mb file size (.mov) its not bad quality music by yellowcard and the gorrillaz features : me TRIALS SHACK LINK >>> let me know what you think, cheers ben

oh yea link dont work ben

can someone post me a pic on here or on msn, i cant see the one on otn cheers ben p.s i am a member

adam im not sure about that, MMA sports import them and they are in the catalogue with super tacky and slow-reezay, im next to positive about it, could possibly be 2.35"??? cheers ben

Hey again guys, adam, i will probs only able to ride that natural u talking about on the saturday anyway, so thats the day i would prefer to meet up and ride this amazing natural try improve my skills, i think ill be riding with damon and hull boys on the sunday, so im trying to find where they would like to go, hence the second part of question about yorkshire riding! but yea ill chat to u on msn about riding on the saturday if your up for it! yea so guys think im gunna ride natty with adam one of the days so if u fancy riding that with us, assuming its ok with the locals, we will meet up there for a decent ride :D now i am still open to suggestions for riding street in yorkshire, cheers ben